CVE - CVE-2007-2844

CVE-ID
CVE-2007-2844	Learn more at National Vulnerability Database (NVD) • CVSS Severity Rating • Fix Information • Vulnerable Software Versions • SCAP Mappings • CPE Information
Description
PHP 4.x and 5.x before 5.2.1, when running on multi-threaded systems, does not ensure thread safety for libc crypt function calls using protection schemes such as a mutex, which creates race conditions that allow remote attackers to overwrite internal program memory and gain system access.
References
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BID:24109 URL:http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/24109 MISC:http://blog.php-security.org/archives/82-Suhosin-0.9.20-and-crypt-Thread-Safety-Vulnerability.html OSVDB:36088 URL:~~http://osvdb.org/36088~~ (Obsolete source) SECUNIA:25434 URL:http://secunia.com/advisories/25434 XF:php-crypt-authentication-bypass(34601) URL:https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/34601
Assigning CNA
MITRE Corporation
Date Record Created
20070524	Disclaimer: The record creation date may reflect when the CVE ID was allocated or reserved, and does not necessarily indicate when this vulnerability was discovered, shared with the affected vendor, publicly disclosed, or updated in CVE.
Phase (Legacy)
Assigned (20070524)
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Comments (Legacy)

Proposed (Legacy)
N/A
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